5 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
About 5 Herrings Close
5 Herrings Close is a semi-detached house in Stow-Cum-Quy, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9AA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 216.1% above the 2001 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Herrings Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0798/08/F
What's in 5 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Herrings Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2001Most recent
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9AA: £310,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CB25 9AA
23 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
Sold Oct 2025
£387,00016 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
Sold Sept 2020
£331,60024 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
Sold Mar 2018
£290,00022 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
Sold Dec 2017
£310,0002 Herrings Close, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AA
Sold Aug 2014
£285,000
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Versus other Herrings Close homes
5 Herrings Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,240
Street avg £3,316
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.2 km
Bottisham Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB